Bubble-blower.



PATENTED MAY 1,2, 190,3.

-1 D. BURTON.. BUBBLE BLOWER. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21. 1903.

H0 MODEL.

,NiTnD VSST-Arias Patented lVIay I2, 1.903.

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PETER D. HORTON, OF ALBION, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF THREE-FOURTHS TO HOMER C. BLAIR, FRANCIS E. STEELE, AND DAVID M. IIOUGH, OF

ALBION, MICHIGAN.

BUBBLE-BLOWER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 727,952, dated May 12, 1903.

Application led February 21,1903. Serial No. 144,494. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER D. I-IoRToN, of Albion, in the county of Calhoun and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bubble-Blowers, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and shown in the accompanying drawings.

My invention is an improved device for blowing soap-bubbles, one of the main objects of the invention being to produce a bubbleblower that can be made at moderate cost and at the same time combining within it all the capabilities of other differently-constructed devices of the kind.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be brought out and made to appear in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, the invention being fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Figure l is a plan of my improved bubbleblower with the supporting-tongue for the bubble shown in two positions by full and dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device seen as indicated by arrow 2 in Fig. l, the supporting-tongue being shown in two positions by full and dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section of the device, taken on the`dotted line 3 3 in Fig. l, with the 'air-deflector lshown in various positions by full and dotted lines. Fig. 4 is a View of the under side of the forward parts of the bubbleblowe'r seen as indicated by arrow 4 in Fig. 3, parts being broken away; Fig. 5 is a front end elevation of the device seen as indicated by arrow 5 in Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a transverse section of the body of the bubble-blower, taken on the dotted line 6 6 in Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a transverse section of the body on the dotted line 7 7 in Fig. 2. Fig. 8 is a rear end view of the bubble-blower, the breath-tube being transversely sectioned, as on the dotted line 8 8 in Fig. Y2.

Referring to the parts shown, A is the main part or body of the bubble-blower, preferably prismatic in form and of rectangular crosssection and usually made of soft wood, as

rear end of the block or body A and the interior of the chamber a, this air-passage being near the upper side of the body. A metallic tubeV B, having both ends open, is inserted into the rear end of the body A, so as to inolose within it the adjacent end of the passage c and in such manner as to leave a small airpassage d above the upper surface of the body A, the forward or inserted end of the tube not being wholly embedded in the wood of the body or covered thereby. The axis of the tube B is parallel with the axis of thebody A, but above the axis of the latter, and the tube may be of any convenient diameter and length. bydbeing'driven into the end of the grain of the wood, as shown in Fig. 3, and is rigid with the body. When the breath is blown into the free end of the tube B, it will upon reaching the body A be divided, a part passing through the passage c into the chamber a to form the bubble and a part passing out at the opening d forward along over the outside of the body A to the bubble g, forming at the forward end of the body A.

A longitudinal saw-korf e is formed in the forward end of the bodyA, in which is in.

serted a longitudinal projecting tongue C, extending some distance forward of the mouth of the chamber a. This tongue or bubblesupport is longitudinally adjustable in the kerf, and it serves to support and steady the bubble g While being formed. The kerf e is It is usually inserted in the bodyA K preferably made parallel with the lower face of the body A and usually formed inthe thick wall b of the body, though in practice these matters are immaterial. Thetongue'C and so be dispersed.

still perfectly perform the function of primarily supportingand conducting away the bubbles formed at the front end of the body. A slender wire projecting forward of the chamber a will equally Well serve the purpose stated, as soap-bubbles cling with tenacity to any body with which they may be in contact. I therefore do not wish to confine myself to the use of' the particular tongue or device C shown or as exactly placed in the body A. With this bubble-blower I employ an adjustable curient-delector D to cause the overcurrents of air issuing from the passage d to impinge against the forming bubble at a low or a high point, as may be desired. This deflector consists of a band, preferably ot' metal, held upon or encircling the body A and longitudinally adjustable thereon. It is formed with a forwardly-projecting upwardlyinclined deHecting-lip h, which acts to give the currents of air issuing from the passage d a slightly-upward turn, as indicated in Fig. 3. Now it will be observed that if the deflector occupy a position well forward on the body A (shown by full linesin Fig. 2) the deflected current of air will strike the bubble g low at 7a; but if the deflector be moved back to the position shown by dotted lines the current of air will strike the bubble high at l. Thus by adjusting the deflector longitudinally upon the body A the bubble will be blown from the instrument at an earlier or a later instant during the period of its formation, thus aiding the operator to control the size of the bubbles leaving the instrument, and in case it is wished at any time to blow off small bubbles in a stream the deflector may be inverted or placed with the deflecting-lip lt turned under, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3, and so allow the air-currents issuing from the openingdtomove without obstruction closely along the upper surface of the body and force the bubbles off in a stream while small in diameter. Furthermore, it' it be desirable at any time to temporarily dispense with or disuse the overcurrents of air issuing from the passage d the deiector D may be reversed, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, bringing the lip 7L against the end of the tube B, which will cause the said air-currents to be turned laterally each way from the end of the tube, I also form the body A with an opening fn, Figs. l and 3, throughits upper side leadinginto the chamber a. This opening is for the purpose of enabling the user to inhale without removing the mouth from the tube B while blowing a long stream of bubbles after one dipping of the blower. It is found in practice to be more desirable to inhale through the tube B than to remove the blower from the mouth for that purpose, as the jarring of the instrument in the act of thus removing it is liable to break the tender lm from which the bubbles are formed. In inhaling through the tube B air flows in through both the opening n and the passage CZ, and this can be done so gently that the film is not endangered. In the absence ofthe hole 'n if, either purposely or inadvertently, the user inhale ever so slightly through the tube B the film at the front of the body will be drawn inward and instantly broken, as there is no room in the chamber a for a bubble to form. The presence of the opening n prevents this breaking of the film and insures much better success in the matter of operating the instrument. Better and more bubbles may be formed after each dipping of the blower when the body is formed with this opening than without it.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A bubble-blower consisting of a main part or body formed with an internal chamber, a metal tube having both ends open inserted into the end of the body with a part of its inserted open end uncovered by the body and outside of the adjacent face of the body, a passage for air from the tube into said chamber, and a passage foi` air out of the tube through said uncovered part of its inserted end, and an opening through the side of the body into the internal chamber, said opening being at the upper side of the body and adjacent to said uncovered part of the end of the tube.

2. A bubble-blower consisting of a main part or body formed with an internal chamber, a metallic tube inserted into one end of the body and rigid therewith, there being an air-passage connecting the interior of the tube and said chamber in the body, and an adjustable support for the bubble at the opposite end of the body.

3. A device for blowing bubbles, consisting of a main part or body formed with an internal chamber, a metallic tube inserted into one end of the body, and passages for air from the tube one leading into the chamber and the other leading without the body, and a detlector for the air issuing from said latter passage.

et. A device for forming bubbles, consisting of a main part or body formed with an internal chamber, a tube inserted into one end of the body, and passages for air from the tube, one leading into the chamber and the other leading without the body, and a de- Iiector for the air issuing from said latter passage, said detlector being adjustable upon and removable from the body.

5. A device of the kind described consisting of a main part formed with an internal chamber, a tube inserted into one end of the body, and passages for air from the tube, one leading into the chamber and the other leading without the body, and means for dispersing the air issuing from said latter passage.

6. A bubble-blower consisting of a body having an internal chamber, a tube held by IOC the body having an opening for air to pass hand, this 12th day of February, 1903, in the ont at one side of the body, and an ar-paspresence of two subscribing Witnesses. sage from the tube into the chamber, and a y detachable controller for the airissuingfrom PETER D' HORTON the tube Without the body, said controller be- Witnesses: ing invertible and reversible on the body. V. R. W. HORTON,

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my S. M. REED. 

